Monthly Archives: November 2011

Poolsisia… Silioposa… Liopoasis… Ever heard of these words? Nor I, but they sound pretty cool. I made them up in order to distract myself from what’s bothering me. They’re anagrams of a word I just learned (I’ll give you a … Continue reading →

There’s a moment, when you come home from a trip to another country, that you’re not quite sure where you are. You look around and you see familiar sights – the green couch in the living room, the Giant supermarket … Continue reading →

See Part 1 for the introduction and background information. Our daily program Each day, Monday through Friday, we visited a different Mayan village (except for Tuesday when we worked out of the clinic in Quetzaltenango). We’d leave our hotel in … Continue reading →

Last month, in the highland village of Chiriquiac, Guatemala, I met a young Mayan woman, dressed in traditional clothing – an embroidered, multicolored huipil (blouse) and a thick cloth skirt held taught by a woven sash wrapped around her waist … Continue reading →